diff --git a/e2e/go.mod b/e2e/go.mod
index 994f00ace1e..edba0a074d6 100644
--- a/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/e2e/go.mod
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/gogogateway v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/iavl v1.0.0-rc.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/api v0.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0-rc5 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.13.0 // indirect
@@ -230,6 +231,10 @@ replace (
 // uncomment to use the local version of ibc-go, you will need to run `go mod tidy` in e2e directory.
 replace github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8 => ../
 
+replace github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/api => ../api
+
 replace github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
 
 replace github.com/gogo/protobuf => github.com/regen-network/protobuf v1.3.3-alpha.regen.1
+
+replace cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/capability => github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0-rc1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0345687656f..a4015a4a3c1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/api v0.7.1
 	cosmossdk.io/client/v2 v2.0.0-20230818115413-c402c51a1508
 	cosmossdk.io/core v0.11.0
+	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.4
 	cosmossdk.io/errors v1.0.0
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.2.1
 	cosmossdk.io/math v1.1.2
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.3
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk v0.50.0-rc.0.0.20230915171831-2196edacb99d
 	github.com/cosmos/gogoproto v1.4.11
+	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/api v0.0.0
 	github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability v1.0.0-rc5
 	github.com/cosmos/ics23/go v0.10.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3
@@ -43,7 +45,6 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/iam v1.1.1 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.30.1 // indirect
 	cosmossdk.io/collections v0.4.0 // indirect
-	cosmossdk.io/depinject v1.0.0-alpha.4 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.1 // indirect
@@ -191,3 +192,5 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
+
+replace github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/api => ./api
diff --git a/modules/core/module.go b/modules/core/module.go
index 27edd09a143..9d6bdbcec43 100644
--- a/modules/core/module.go
+++ b/modules/core/module.go
@@ -9,14 +9,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule"
+	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
 
+	store "cosmossdk.io/store/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	simtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/simulation"
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
+	govtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/gov/types"
+	paramtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/types"
 
+	modulev1 "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/api/ibc/core/module/v1"
+	capabilitykeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/modules/capability/keeper"
 	ibcclient "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/02-client"
 	clientkeeper "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/02-client/keeper"
 	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/02-client/types"
@@ -206,3 +213,54 @@ func (am AppModule) RegisterStoreDecoder(sdr simtypes.StoreDecoderRegistry) {
 func (AppModule) WeightedOperations(_ module.SimulationState) []simtypes.WeightedOperation {
 	return nil
 }
+
+// App Wiring Setup
+
+func init() {
+	appmodule.Register(&modulev1.Module{},
+		appmodule.Provide(ProvideModule),
+	)
+}
+
+type ModuleInputs struct {
+	depinject.In
+
+	Config *modulev1.Module
+	Cdc    codec.Codec
+	Key    *store.KVStoreKey
+
+	StakingKeeper clienttypes.StakingKeeper
+	UpgradeKeeper clienttypes.UpgradeKeeper
+	ScopedKeeper  capabilitykeeper.ScopedKeeper
+
+	// LegacySubspace is used solely for migration of x/params managed parameters
+	LegacySubspace paramtypes.Subspace `optional:"true"`
+}
+
+type ModuleOutputs struct {
+	depinject.Out
+
+	IbcKeeper *keeper.Keeper
+	Module    appmodule.AppModule
+}
+
+func ProvideModule(in ModuleInputs) ModuleOutputs {
+	// default to governance authority if not provided
+	authority := authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName)
+	if in.Config.Authority != "" {
+		authority = authtypes.NewModuleAddressOrBech32Address(in.Config.Authority)
+	}
+
+	keeper := keeper.NewKeeper(
+		in.Cdc,
+		in.Key,
+		in.LegacySubspace,
+		in.StakingKeeper,
+		in.UpgradeKeeper,
+		in.ScopedKeeper,
+		authority.String(),
+	)
+	m := NewAppModule(keeper)
+
+	return ModuleOutputs{IbcKeeper: keeper, Module: m}
+}
diff --git a/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml b/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml
index 9c8ba0a4b1f..5bcc1f9086f 100644
--- a/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml
+++ b/proto/buf.gen.gogo.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: v1
 plugins:
   - name: gocosmos
     out: ..
-    opt: plugins=grpc,Mgoogle/protobuf/any.proto=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types
+    opt: plugins=grpc,Mgoogle/protobuf/any.proto=github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types,Mcosmos/app/v1alpha1/module.proto=cosmossdk.io/api/cosmos/app/v1alpha1
   - name: grpc-gateway
     out: ..
     opt: logtostderr=true,allow_colon_final_segments=true